{{tnr}}'''Howard Marklein''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], District 51. He was first elected in 2010.

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{{tnr}}'''Howard Marklein''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], representing District 51. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

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Marklein has been a partner at Baker Tilly (formerly Virchow Krause) since 1984 and is an expert in the area of forensic accounting and white collar crime investigation. He served in an elected position on the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit community hospital, and has served almost four years as Board Chair.

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==Biography==

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Marklein earned his BBA in Accounting from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1976 and his CPA in 1978.

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Marklein earned his BBA in Accounting from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1976 and his CPA in 1978.<ref>[http://www.howardmarklein.com/index.php Marklein website]</ref>

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Marklein has been a partner at Baker Tilly (formerly Virchow Krause) since 1984 and is an expert in the area of forensic accounting and white collar crime investigation. He served in an elected position on the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit community hospital, and has served almost four years as Board Chair.<ref>[http://www.howardmarklein.com/index.php Marklein website]</ref>

==Committee assignments==

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==Issues==

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===Campaign themes===

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====2010====

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Marklein's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

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:*Jobs: Create tax and regulatory policies that are not hostile to the businesses that create jobs.

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:*Health care: Points out the importance of not-for-profit community hospitals to overall community health.

==Elections==

==Elections==

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:: ''See also: [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010]]''

:: ''See also: [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010]]''

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Marklein defeated Democratic candidate [[John Simonson]] in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the primary election. <ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/result/primary_percentage_results_78075.pdf Official GAB primary results]</ref>

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Marklein defeated Democratic candidate [[John Simonson]] in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the primary election.<ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/result/primary_percentage_results_78075.pdf Official GAB primary results]</ref>

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==Campaign themes==

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Marklein's major issues are:

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:*Jobs: Create tax and regulatory policies that are not hostile to the businesses that create jobs.

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:*Health care: Points out the importance of not-for-profit community hospitals to overall community health.

==Campaign donors==

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==External links==

==External links==

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*[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/W3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=51 Howard Marklein on the Wisconsin State Assembly website]

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*[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/Pages/leg-info.aspx?d=51 Howard Marklein on the Wisconsin State Assembly website]

Biography

Marklein earned his BBA in Accounting from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1976 and his CPA in 1978.

Marklein has been a partner at Baker Tilly (formerly Virchow Krause) since 1984 and is an expert in the area of forensic accounting and white collar crime investigation. He served in an elected position on the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit community hospital, and has served almost four years as Board Chair.[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Marklein served on the following committees:

Elections

2014

On April 10, 2013, Marklein announced his intent to run in the 2014 election for District 17. Marklein will face incumbent Dale Schultz in the Republican primary, should Schultz choose to run for re-election.[2]

2010

Marklein defeated Democratic candidate John Simonson in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the primary election.[4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51 General Election (2010)

Candidates

Votes

Howard Marklein (R)

10,822

John Simonson (D)

9,931

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51 Republican Primary (2010)

Candidates

Votes

Percent

Howard Marklein (R)

4,564

99.8%

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Marklein is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Marklein raised a total of $280,011 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 6, 2013.[5]